Please join the UNC Cancer Network for an online telehealth lecture with Federico Innocenti, MD, PhD. Med/Surg lectures offer ANCC, ASRT, & CME continuing education credit (upon approval) for eligible participants. While we invite anyone interested to view our lectures, participants wishing to obtain credit should be connected to a physical site with a coordinator. Please contact us for more information and to be connected with your site coordinator.

For the eighth year, UNC Oncology will sponsor team in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk. This year the team will participate in the Raleigh walk on Oct. 22 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. Everyone is welcome to sign up to join the team. They also are looking for people who wish to donate on behalf of the team.

Primary care providers are seeing an increasing number of cancer survivors in their practices. They are more likely than oncologists to manage chronic pain, address psychosocial concerns and refer appropriately to hospice. However, general medical training in cancer primarily focuses on the acute phase in the inpatient setting. This year’s conference will present evidence-based approaches primary care providers can incorporate into their practice to ensure that patients living with advanced cancer receive the high quality care they deserve.

The Comparative Medicine Institute at NC State and the North Carolina Rare Diseases Council invite you to this special seminar. Dr. Rainier Storb is a world renowned scientist whose research has helped thousands of patients, including many with rare diseases. Preregistration is requested.

The half-day meeting provides an update on the science driving new thinking in breast cancer management and the associated clinical benefits for patients. Attendees will improve their knowledge of novel treatment approaches and reinforce their confidence in applying state-of-the-art treatment strategies.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is hosting its annual research symposium to celebrate its research endeavors. This year’s symposium is coupled with a recognition of Dr. William Kaufmann that includes presentations by Nobel Laureate Dr. Aziz Sancar, Dr. Ned Sharpless, and Dr. Marila Cordeiro-Stone.